CONTENTS INNOVATION IRELAND REVIEW 25 inside 68 FREEZEFRAME IN BRIEF
Innovation, research, investment and development news from the island of Ireland
INDUSTRY FOCUS
Why the medtech sector is in robust good health
SCIENCE NATION 16
Dublin’s hosting of ESOF 2012 and what it says about the country’s science and research progress
How one strand of ESOF will focus on turning research into successful business innovation
Prof Mark Ferguson, director general of SFI, on his plans for the funding agency
A round-up of some of the main events during Dublin City of Science
10 38 4 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Ireland’s on the up in the rankings in the IMD World Competitiveness Rankings
NEW HORIZONS
How IDA Ireland is innovating in the emerging business space
SMART IRELAND
Retail pricing data provider Profitero has been competing – and winning – on a world stage since setting up two years ago
FREEZEFRAME RESEARCH
Deri at NUI Galway is part of a global mission to link data on the web so it can be used more easily
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Striking photographs from UCD’s annual Research Images Competition
46 34 30 26 DIGITALWORLD
Irishwoman Emer Coleman is challenging the UK civil service to embrace digital openness
Ireland’s role in developing security technology and networks
INDUSTRY LINKS
Recent state visits and trade missions have forged mutually beneficial relationships between Ireland and China
MANAGEMENT INNOVATION 68 IBM Ireland country manager Peter
O’Neill on how a necessary business transformation became an opportunity
THE IRISH MIND 72
A look back at some of the winners of Ireland’s Young Scientist of the Year Exhibition
IN ASSOCIATIONWITH 62 50
World wide web creator Tim Berners-Lee on the semantic vision
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